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8. Estimated System Costs RTC SR-160 Corridor Study 8.2 OPERATING COST ESTIMATES Annual operating costs of transit alternatives in the corridor must also be considered when selecting a transit investment. Operating costs represent an ongoing, recurring expense that can quickly dwarf the start up capital investment of bus alternatives, and must be accommodated within RTC’s annual transit operating budget. 8.2.1 Estimation Methodology Two primary sources of information were used in the development of operating cost estimates for transit alternatives in the SR-160 corridor – the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) evaluation of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) and performance trend data for CAT route 113 and MAX from RTC’s transit department. Hourly marginal operating cost estimates from these two sources have been inflated to current year dollars and are applied to annual revenue service hour estimates for each of the alternative bus routes making up Alternatives 1 and 2 for the SR-160 corridor. Hourly operating cost estimates incorporate the contractor hourly rate plus a variable cost per hour for RTC transit division staff, and are shown in EXHIBIT 8-4. EXHIBIT 8-4: Hourly Marginal Costs for CAT Services Service Type 2004 2006 estimated CAT Bus Route $52.52 $55.72 MAX $78.38 $83.15 Note: Costs reflect hourly contractor costs plus RTC variable costs per hour as identified in performance trend data for route 113 and MAX provided by RTC’s transit department. Costs have been escalated by 3% per year to arrive at estimated current year (2006) costs. For each of the transit alternatives under consideration, annual revenue service hours were estimated using some basic assumptions: Peak frequency based on that of the current CAT route to which the proposed bus alternative would connect; Off-peak frequency estimated at half the peak period frequency or 60 minutes, whichever is less; Both peak and off-peak periods last twelve hours; Weekdays – 254 in total – use the 12/12 peak/off-peak split while weekends/holidays – 111 in total – are treated as 24 hours of off-peak operations; Operating speeds for local, express, and BRT alternatives are 10 mph, 13 mph, and 16 mph respectively (based, in part, on data provided in the FTA review of MAX). 8-7
8. Estimated System Costs RTC SR-160 Corridor Study These operating characteristics were applied to the route length of each alternative bus alignment identified for the corridor. Segment lengths for the roadways, and future roadways, in the study area are shown in EXHIBIT 8-5. EXHIBIT 8-5: Segment Lengths To Durango Dr & Flamingo Rd Fort Apache Road 4.1 Rhodes Ranch To Rainbow Blvd 2.2 To Decatur Blvd & Dewey 215 Dr & Tropicana Ave 3.0 2.0 2.0 Warm Springs Road Windmill Lane Jones Blvd Jones Blvd .25 Pinnacle Peaks 1.4 To Transfer Point 1.3 1.0 Blue Diamond .5 .5 Dean Martin Drive .6 .5 Warm Springs Road Las Vegas Outlet Center Windmill Lane .25 To Transit Center Durango Drive Durango Drive 2.4 2.3 1.5 I-15 Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas Blvd Bermuda Road Bermuda Road PR 1-4 1.6 Hualapai Way PR 1-1 Mountains 2.1 Edge 2.3 .5 Jones Blvd Jones Blvd Decatur Blvd Decatur Blvd Silverado Ranch Blvd UPRR Cactus Ave Rainbow Blvd Rainbow Blvd Buffalo Drive Buffalo Drive N 0 1 2 Scale: Miles Southern Highlands ©2006 Rand McNally & Company 8.2.2 Alternative 1 – High Growth Alternative 1, which reflects the maximum level of transit investment in the SR-160 corridor, includes four bus route alternatives incorporating local, express, and BRT services by the year 2025. 2008 Alternative 1 (2008) reflects the level of transit investment by 2008, and includes only the local bus route connecting to CAT route 101 on Rainbow Boulevard (route designation in red), and a modified east/west running express bus route. By 2008, the express bus route would follow the same alignment as the BRT route (designated in blue) in Exhibit 5-10, connecting to current CAT services at the South Strip Transfer Terminal (SSTT). 8-8
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Table of Contents RTC SR-160 Corrid
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